Articles tagged with: toyota prius
Too reliable for a mechanic to make a living.
Reliable hybrid cars
Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers have picked the ten cars they hate the most for being too reliable. “Yes, the cars we hate most, …
Adding a new hybrid system to hybrids
A Toyota Prius with auto-drive
Already a number of cars offer safety features that not only warn drivers of dangers, they actually take control of the vehicle to help prevent …
A Prius with a Hymotion plug-in hybrid conversion package.
Good for the environment and reducing oil dependence, but your wallet?
“I’m going to use this to save money on my campaign. I’m running for Arapahoe County Clerk …
Too quiet for pedestrians?
Blinded by the silence of hybrids
Later this month Toyota will begin offering a $148 under hood speaker system for the Toyota Prius designed to make the Prius sound more like a regular …
Just too small for America?
The perfect city car?
Some time next year Toyota will offer a new hybrid car that could be priced under $18,000. Sure, it will be smaller than the Toyota Prius, possibly significantly …
Hoboken’s Ian Sacs (right) and Juan Melli with a Corner Car. (Jim Motavalli photo)
HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY — Fresh off the $1.75 PATH tubes from Manhattan, I am standing on a pleasant residential street lined with …
Far more cost-effective than plugging in?
The reality of hybrid cost effectiveness
Sure, we’ve pitted the Chevy Volt against the Toyota Prius in the past, but this time we have some real numbers. Unfortunately, the numbers don’t …
How much? We'll find out tomorrow?
Still limited by supply
Tomorrow GM will announce Chevy Volt pricing.
For now the price of the Volt is almost irrelevant, as supplies will be very limited for at least for the …
Hybrids. All about California?
What’s the problem with the king of hybrid cars?
Compared to last year, Toyota Prius sales are down more than 15 percent. Why?
Is it the depressed California auto market still reeling from massive …
Can automakers profit from outsourced batteries?
Can automakers afford lithium?
Today, lithium is already available on the high end of the luxury hybrid market. Soon, however, lithium battery packs will be available in many other hybrids, plug-in …
